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Ouvrage Mont Agel

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magazine remains. Battery C mounted four 95mm guns at the middle of the east side of the plateau. Battery D was located on the southeast side of the plateau, with Battery E nearby. None of these batteries exist in their original state. In 1897 six emplacements were prepared for additional artillery, ranging from 90mm guns at positions 1 and 2 to 220mm mortars at Battery 3. Battery 4 was a prepared site for field artillery, and Battery 5 was planned for four
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was originally planned as a series of casemates in the eastern edge of the summit plateau, with four casemates each for 75mm and 155mm guns. An access gallery would run across the width of the plateau to an aerial tram station. The plan that was adopted and built was much more compact and could fire
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Four other observation posts are associated with Mont Agel, including Mont-Gros principal, Mont-Agel abri nord and Cime de Cabanelles. The Observatiore Est de Mont-Agel is a larger post designed and constructed to CORF standards, sometimes called Block 8 of Mont Agel even though it was not connected
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forms a backup to the main curtain of Alpine Line forts, and was not initially planned as part of the Alpine Line proper. Its intended function was primarily to provide heavy, long-range artillery support from a location well to the rear of the line. However, the planned 145mm heavy guns were never
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and has been extensively altered. A barracks was located near the center of the plateau, while several batteries, designated by number, were located around the plateau, all enclosed by a wall. Battery A became the Maginot entry. Battery B has been obscured by later changes, but its underground
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was sited on the southwestern side of the roughly 1,000-metre (3,300 ft) by 500-metre (1,600 ft) summit plateau, overlooking Nice. It is now the site of the main facilities of
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On 6 September 1944, allied cruisers opened fire with eight-inch guns on Mont Agel, forcing the German garrison to withdraw into the galleries. A ground attack followed and the
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was built by Thorrand et Cie. between November 1931 and July 1933 at a cost of 23 million francs, including the observation post. The aerial tram cost 1 million francs.
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The Maginot blocks are concentrated in a relatively small area on the west side of the summit plateau, to the north of the Séré de Rivières
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Tomblin, Barbara. "With Utmost Spirit: Allied Naval Operations in the Mediterranean, 1942-1945". University of Kentucky Press, 2004.
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Two instruction casemates were built at Mont Agel, facing north. A 75mm gun casemate is located between the
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On 23 June 1940 Mont Agel's 75mm gun turrets fired at least 1251 shots at Italian forces assaulting
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on the southwest corner of the plateau, while an 81mm mortar casemate is located at the north end.
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is an observation block intended to spot the fall of shot for Ouvrage Mont Agel. Located near
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was built in and around the earlier mountaintop Fortress of Mont Agel. The
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Hommes et Ouvrages de la Ligne Maginot, Tome 4 - La fortification alpine.
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of the French Air Force and functions as an air defense control station.
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The ouvrage consists of three entry blocks (including a terminal for an
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Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II
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and commands the entire coastline, as well as the approaches from
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Puelinckx, Jean; Aublet, Jean-Louis; Mainguin, Sylvie (2010).
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(2010). 238:Fortified Sector of the Maritime Alps 7: 2316:Batterie de la Charrière de Chailluz 1010:The Maginot Line: History and Guide 2311:Batterie de la Fourche de Chailluz 994:Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W. 240:└─Corniches, Quartier Sainte-Agnès 14: 2276:Batterie de la Ferme de l'Hôpital 1492:Defensive Organization of Corsica 984:Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003. 506:120 mm or 155 mm guns. 365:(aerial tram entry): no armament. 3333:Military installations of France 1240:Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné 178:Concrete, steel, rock excavation 59: 52: 2291:Ouvrages de Pouilley-les-Vignes 552:and feature a prominent set of 359:(materials entry): no armament. 353:(personnel entry): no armament. 456:machine gun/observation cloche 1: 2775:Batterie du Ravin de Bouviers 2150:Magasin de secteur du Bosmont 1542:Fortified region of Dunkerque 493:of fortifications. The main 401:Observatiore Est de Mont-Agel 3012:Fortified region of Grenoble 2254:Fortified region of Besançon 1639:Fortified region of Maubeuge 566:List of Alpine Line ouvrages 3183:Fort Neuf et Saint-Julien ( 2571:Fortified region of La Fère 2117:Fortified region of Belfort 935:"Mont Agel (forteresse du)" 890:"Mont Agel (forteresse du)" 3349: 3285:Cap Saint-Jacques (Saigon) 3208:Haut-Grognon et Surville ( 3058:Fortified region of Toulon 2804:Fortifiications of Langres 2715:Redoute de la Butte-Pinson 2009:Fortified region of Épinal 1717:Fortified region of Verdun 788:"Mont Agel (go du) Bloc 8" 761:"Mont Agel (go du) Bloc 7" 734:"Mont Agel (go du) Bloc 6" 704:"Mont Agel (go du) Bloc 5" 677:"Mont Agel (go du) Bloc 4" 650:"Mont Agel (go du) Bloc 3" 623:"Mont Agel (go du) Bloc 2" 596:"Mont Agel (go du) Bloc 1" 187:Italian invasion of France 3034:Fort des Quatre Seigneurs 2856:Fortified region of Dijon 2620:Fortified region of Reims 1569:Fortified region of Lille 1165:Fortified Sector of Savoy 1099:Mont Agel (forteresse du) 998:, Stackpole Books, 2006. 982:The Maginot Line 1928-45. 855:Index de la Ligne Maginot 828:Index de la Ligne Maginot 792:Index de la Ligne Maginot 765:Index de la Ligne Maginot 738:Index de la Ligne Maginot 708:Index de la Ligne Maginot 681:Index de la Ligne Maginot 654:Index de la Ligne Maginot 627:Index de la Ligne Maginot 600:Index de la Ligne Maginot 289:'s Alpine extension, the 47: 37: 25: 3255:Overseas colonial empire 2591:Fortified region of Laon 2507:Fortified region of Nice 2356:Fort de l'ouest des Buis 2301:Fort de Châtillon-le-Duc 1867:Fortified region of Toul 1081:Mont Agel (gros ouvrage) 100:43.7712667°N 7.4200806°E 3318:Séré de Rivières system 2795:Batterie de Bois-d'Arcy 2547:Mont-Chauve d'Aspremont 2543:Mont-Chauve de Tourette 2331:Batterie de la Carrière 2145:Fort des Hautes Perches 2140:Fort des Basses Perches 2100:Fort de Château-Lambert 1535:Séré de Rivières system 1012:, Pen and Sword, 2011. 941:(in French). fortiff.be 896:(in French). fortiff.be 857:(in French). fortiff.be 830:(in French). fortiff.be 794:(in French). fortiff.be 767:(in French). fortiff.be 740:(in French). fortiff.be 710:(in French). fortiff.be 683:(in French). fortiff.be 656:(in French). fortiff.be 629:(in French). fortiff.be 602:(in French). fortiff.be 519:in all directions. The 491:Séré de Rivières system 481:Forteresse du Mont Agel 302:installed. 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Index

Maginot Line
Alpine Line
Nice
Ouvrage Mont Agel is located in France
43°46′16.56″N 7°25′12.29″E / 43.7712667°N 7.4200806°E / 43.7712667; 7.4200806
Italian invasion of France
Operation Dragoon
sector
Maginot Line
Alpine Line
Mont Agel
Nice
Menton
Sospel
aerial tram
Italy
casemates
one machine gun turret
43°45′58″N 7°26′35″E / 43.76611°N 7.44306°E / 43.76611; 7.44306
Roquebrune
machine gun/observation cloche
Séré de Rivières system
de Bange
Ouvrage Cap Martin
Nice Air Base
French Air Force
radomes
List of Alpine Line ouvrages
"Mont Agel (go du) Bloc 1"
"Mont Agel (go du) Bloc 2"

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